the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
number of persons; personnel
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to become empty; to be emptied
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be needed; to be wanted
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
research area; field of research
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
honor; honour; credit; prestige